Snoop Lion has confirmed that he used to be a pimp but insisted that it was "never about the money".

The musician revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone that he "put an organisation together" because he had dreamed of being a pimp growing up.

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"I did a Playboy tour, and I had a bus follow me with ten bitches on it," he said. "I could fire a bitch, f**k a bitch, get a new ho: it was my program. City to city, titty to titty, hotel room to hotel room, athlete to athlete, entertainer to entertainer."

Snoop revealed that "a lot of athletes bought p***y" from him but refused to reveal any names, though he did mention the Denver Broncos and Nuggets.

However, Snoop explained that he wasn't in the business for profit, but because he had loved the idea of being a pimp as a child.

"I'd act like I'd take the money from the bitch, but I'd let her have it," he said. "It was never about the money; it was about the fascination of being a pimp... As a kid I dreamed of being a pimp, I dreamed of having cars and clothes and bitches to match. I said, 'F**k it - I'm finna do it'."